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Botanical drawing of the Easter Bergamot Pears (Cressan, Tarlington, and the Aster bergamot varities), each shown with a single fruit hanging from a woody stem with green leaves.
Easter Bergamot Pear
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Easter Bergamot Pear

Artist George Brookshaw (British, 1751 - 1823)
Date1804-1812
MediumAquatint with stipple engravings, printed in color and finished by hand
Dimensions16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Terry White
Object number2010.57.9
Collections
Visual DescriptionBotanical drawing of the Easter Bergamot Pears (Cressan, Tarlington, and the Aster bergamot varities), each shown with a single fruit hanging from a woody stem with green leaves. Plate 85 from "Pomona Britannica", London: T. Bensley for the author, published by White, Cochrane and Co., E. Lloyd and W. Lindsell, 1804-1812.
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